document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=787574>Question 787574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car and a motorcycle both leave from the same point and travel in the same direction. (See the illustration.) The car travels at an average rate of 55 mph and the motorcycle at an average rate of 40 mph. How long will it take before the vehicles are 5 miles apart? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #478229 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=478229\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Their rate of separation is their rate difference.  55-40=15 mph is how fast they are separating from each other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r*t=d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15*t=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=1/3 hour or 20 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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